CVE-2025-65856

Xiongmai XM530 IP Camera ONVIF Complete Authentication Bypass

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Summary

Complete authentication bypass in the ONVIF implementation of Xiongmai XM530-series IP cameras allows unauthenticated remote access to sensitive device information, configuration, and video streams.

CVE ID: CVE-2025-65856
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Score: 9.8 (Researcher assessment - pending NVD analysis)
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Breakdown

• Attack Vector (AV): Network - Remotely exploitable
• Attack Complexity (AC): Low - No special conditions required
• Privileges Required (PR): None - No authentication needed
• User Interaction (UI): None - Zero-click exploitation
• Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability: High - Complete device compromise

Official CVSS score will be published by NVD following their analysis.

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Affected Products

Vendor: Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd.
Product: IP Camera XM530V200_X6-WEQ_8M
Commercial Brand: ANBIUX (and hundreds of OEM rebrands)
Firmware: V5.00.R02.000807D8.10010.346624.S.ONVIF 21.06 and likely all V5.00.R02.* versions
Component: ONVIF Web Service Implementation

Device Context:
Xiongmai is a major OEM supplier of IP cameras sold under hundreds of brand names globally. These cameras are widely deployed in residential, commercial, and industrial surveillance systems.

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Vulnerability Details

The ONVIF web service implementation fails to enforce authentication on 31 critical endpoints that should require credentials per ONVIF specifications.

Technical Details:

1. Missing WS-Security Authentication (CWE-306)

   • ONVIF endpoints accept unauthenticated SOAP requests
   • No validation of Security headers
   • Standard ONVIF authentication completely bypassed

2. Affected Endpoints (partial list):

   • GetDeviceInformation - Hardware/firmware details
   • GetUsers - User account information
   • GetStreamUri - RTSP stream URIs with credentials
   • GetSnapshotUri - Still image URIs
   • GetNetworkInterfaces - Network configuration
   • GetNetworkProtocols - Enabled services/ports
   • GetDNS / GetNTP - DNS and NTP configuration
   • GetPresets / GetNodes - PTZ configuration
   • SetRelayOutputState - Control relay outputs (alarms)
   • ... and 22 additional critical endpoints

3. Attack Surface:

   • Common ports: 80, 8000, 8080, 8899
   • No rate limiting observed
   • Thousands of devices exposed to internet (Shodan: port:80 "Server: uc-httpd" or port:8899 "XM")

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Impact

An unauthenticated remote attacker can:

• Access live video and audio streams
• Obtain complete device configuration
• Enumerate user accounts and credentials
• Control PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) functions
• Manipulate relay outputs (alarm systems)
• Perform network reconnaissance
• Extract RTSP credentials (see CVE-2025-65857)

Privacy Impact: Direct violation of GDPR and privacy regulations. Enables mass surveillance operations.

Combined with CVE-2025-65857: Complete zero-authentication access to live video streams.

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Proof of Concept

Basic ONVIF Request (No Authentication):

curl -X POST http://[CAMERA_IP]:8899/onvif/device_service \
  -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml" \
  -d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <s:Body xmlns:tds="http://www.onvif.org/ver10/device/wsdl">
    <tds:GetDeviceInformation/>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>'

Expected: Authentication required
Actual: Full device information returned without credentials

Complete PoC testing all 31 vulnerable endpoints available to security researchers upon request.

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Mitigation

For Users (Immediate):

• Network Isolation: Place cameras on isolated VLAN with no internet access
• Firewall Rules: Block inbound connections to ports 80, 8000, 8080, 8899, 554
• Disable ONVIF: Check camera settings for option to disable ONVIF protocol
• VPN-Only Access: Never expose cameras directly to internet
• Consider Replacement: Given vendor's security history, replacement recommended

For Vendor:

• Implement proper WS-Security authentication on all ONVIF endpoints
• Follow ONVIF Core Specification security requirements
• Add rate limiting and brute force protection
• Enable security logging and alerts

No patch currently available.

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Timeline

• November 2025: Vulnerability discovered during security assessment
• December 16, 2025: CVE-2025-65856 assigned by MITRE
• December 17, 2025: Vendor contact attempted via XMSRC@xiongmaitech.com (email delivery failed - server misconfigured)
• December 17, 2025: Alternative contact attempted via oversea_sales@xiongmaitech.com (email delivery failed)
• December 17, 2025: Public disclosure

Vendor Response: No response received. Official security contact infrastructure non-functional.

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Credits

Discovered by: Luis Miranda Acebedo
Location: Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Contact: luis.miranda.acebedo@gmail.com

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References

• CVE: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-65856
• Related: CVE-2025-65857 (Hardcoded RTSP Credentials)
• CWE-306: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html
• ONVIF Spec: https://www.onvif.org/specs/core/ONVIF-Core-Specification.pdf
• Vendor History:
  • CVE-2017-16725 (Directory traversal, unpatched)
  • CVE-2018-10088 (Authentication bypass, unpatched)
  • CVE-2018-17915, 17917, 17919 (XMEye P2P vulnerabilities)
  • Mirai botnet contributor (2016)
  • SEC Consult Advisory (2018): "Recommend discontinuing Xiongmai products"

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